John S Hightower

Military

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52515

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Ford's Folly
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Missoula, Montana, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944

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Sources

MACR 3351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database